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ApplicationNovember 23, 1949,"Serial No.129,040

This invention relates to a box of a -knockdown character.

The box of this invention has opposed ends or shooks of rigid construction which have anouter peripherially extending collar section and an inner section shaped like the frustum of a pyramid or cone withthe bases of the pyramids being directed inwardly. These pyramidal sections of the box ends are then bound around with fibrous board to form the walls or sides of the box, to form a complete enclosure'and bands or wires are then bound around the edgesof the wall to hold them securely against the pyramidal sections of the ends or shocks. It is sometimes desired in the larger sizes of box made inthis manner to put an additional band around the box with the band extending cross-wise of: both rigid end sections tohold them securely within the wall section.

It is preferable that the shocks be made-up of separate cleats or strips of woodfastenedtogether and thenthat a panel be affixed to the cleats to make a completely closed end section. It is also preferable that the wall or. sides board be made of a laminated fibrous material such as that described in Patent No. 1,997,344. of April 9, 1935. The composite board of this patent has an intermediate layer of wood veneer in which the grain runs transverse to the edges of the wallor sides section. The veneer is thin enoughto bend around the corners of the ends without breaking. This piece of wood veneer has 'on each face and secured thereto by adhesive substantially throughout its area cylinder :kraft paper, the fibers of the cylinder kraft paper predominately running in one direction, and it isplacedson the wood veneer so that the predominant direction of the fibers of the paper :is transverse to the grain of the wood veneer. .This not onlyvl ermits the composite board to bend easily around the .endswithout breaking at the corners but ,it also gives great additional tensile strengthato the board and consequently to the boxmade therefrom. It has been found in actual practice that a box measuring approximately twelve inches on each edge will hold the weight ofacman standingin the middle of the compositeboard side without danger of collapse.

The box of this invention'may also be made of other forms of composite sheets such as fluted corrugated board in which the wall is bent around the ends, with the bending .being parallel with the flutes, or the boxsmay be made of wood veneer in which case it is generallywdesirable to pre-mold the wood especially at the cornerscf the "box, and when veneer is used it is irequently desirable to cut the corners in separate pieces and then to join them with the joints flush, by suitable joining means. *When using relatively stiff veneer it is often desirable to cut out'the sides of the wall section to form apertionof a dovetail at the. edge to confirm to the pyramidal section of theedges of the shocks.

(Boxes made-according to thisinvention may be packed after'partial assembly or they maybe completely formed around the objects packed if so desired. The boxes may likewisebeshipped prior to assembly :and then after opening, the parts maybe returned for re-use, only the metal bands being destroyed by each use. Also if desired when using separately formed corners with individual. panels for the walls, corners may be kept-onnhandof a'uniform style, the separate panels only being varied to make boxes of different sizes. Boxes made=accordingto this inventionihave 'been'used for heavy pieces of apparatus and shipped longdistances without in jury. either to the boxes or the contents. Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description and the accompanying drawings forminga part hereof and in which:

Figure 1 shows the parts of a complete box ready tor-assembly by the simple addition of straps.

Figure 2 is an elevational-view of the edge one of the end shooks.

Figure 3 is a perspective fragmentary view showing the .construction of. the composite board for the :wall.

Figure iisa perspective view of a boxready forgpacking.

Figure 5 is a similar view of completed. box ready for shipping.

Figure 6 issa fragmentary sectional viewshowingthe corner at one'end of thebox .withithe wall thereon.

Figure 13 is a perspective view of a completed box made of separable corners and fiat panels for the wall.

Figure 14 is an end view of assembled walls showing the use of separate sized fiat panels in dotted lines.

7 Figure 15 is an end view of a completed wall of a box wherein only two separate wall sections are used.

Figure 16 is a perspective view of a partially completed box using two wall sections.

Figure 1'7 is an enlarged perspective view of a veneered wall showing means whereby it may be drawn around the pyramidal end section without previously undercutting the veneered wall edge.

.In the drawings similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A completed shook l is made up of cle'ats 2 having a composition board inner face 3 nailed thereto. Each of these shooks have an outer peripherally extending collar section 4 and an undercut pyramidal section 55 leaving a groove 6 in the edges of the shooks. A composite laminated wall section 1 having parallel edges 8 forms the other sides of the box to make a complete enclosure. The composite board preferably comprises a thin inner layer of wood veneer 9 with outer layers of cylinder kraft l glued thereto substantially throughout its area, the grain of the wood veneer running transverse to the edges 8 of the wall to permit easy bending around the corners of the shooks I. The fibers of the cylinder kraft predominantly run in one direction and the kraft paper is glued upon the wood Veneer with the direction of fibers at right angles to the grain of the wood, thus making a very'strong but readily bendable board for the wall of the boxes or containers If it be desired to partially assemble the container, prior to packing, this may be done as shown in Figure 4 in which the wall I is assembled around three edges of the parallel, op-

positelypositioned shocks 2 and a metal band II is tightly drawn around the container and around the oppositely positioned shooks to securely hold them in position. After packing, the ends of the wall 1 as shown in Figure 4 are closed and then a metal band is drawn tightly around the edges of the wall to squeeze them tightly in around the pyramidal section of each shock as shown at [3 in Figure 6. 'If desired an additional band l4 may then be drawn around the center of the wall and the package is ready for shipment. It will be apparent that the package may be opened by simply cutting the metal straps and neither the shocks nor the wall need thereby be injured and they may be returned fiat for further use. 7

It may be desired to use a more rigid wall construction such as a wood veneer wall as shown in the remainder of the figures. Such veneer may be used provided-that it is thin enough to bend around the corners of the shocks or that it be preformed for the corner portions of the containers. A form of container made with wood veneer is shown in Figures 8 to 11 inclusive. In these figures the wood veneer I has three layers of wood with the grain of the center layer being transverse with the edges of the wall and with the grain of the two outside layers being parallel to the edges of the wall. Such formation makes a most rigid container, so rigid in fact that it is desirable to undercut the edge l6 of the wall so that it will conform to the 4 pyramidal shape of the pyramid section of the ends 2. The collars 4 of the shooks still extend either beyond or substantially flush with the outer surfaces of the wall [5, the bands l2 are similarly drawn tight around the edges of the wall.

In the box built with pre-formed veneered sections, the sections are preferably made in two or more parts. In the figures under discussion there is a bottom section I! and a top section l3. These sections fit adjacent one another flush as shown in Figure 8. In one form these flush edges may be closed, or the crack therebetween closed, by means of the'extruded metal H member [9, this piece of metal being put in place prior to the final closing of the top I8 upon the bottom I1.

It may be desirable to make the parts of the boxes in alternately usable forms so that they require less storage space and with this thought in mind corner sections 20 may be formed which are joined by variably sized parallel wall sections 2|, then boxes of difierent dimensions may be made by using identical corner sections but with different sized end shooks and panel sections 2!. Figures 12 to 14 inclusive show this structure, the difierent sizes procurable in the wall sections being shown in dotted lines in Figure 14. In the modification shown in Figure 12 the corner sections are joined to the panel sections by H members [9 and in Figure 14 they are joined by inset splines 22, these splines being set in grooves 23 cut in each adjacent section. A form of container using splines in place'of the extruded H members to assemble a container having two wall sections, like that of Figures 8, 9 and 10 is shown ni Figures 15 and 16.

Since the laminated wood veneer is relatively hard to bend, it is preferred that it be undercut as shown at 16 as above described. Were it desirable, however, the corners of the wood veneer could be bent under pressure of the metal bands if they have previously been cut through with notches 24, as shown in Figure 17.

From the several modifications of the invention above described'it will be apparent that other modifications may be made in the construction of the container disclosed without departing from the invention as defined in the following claims.

What is claimed as new and is desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

l. A container having two plane end members a forming opposite parallel ends thereof, each member having an outer section witha peripherally projecting collar section and an inner frustum of a pyramid section, with the pyramid bases being directed inwardly, a parallel edged wall extending around'the pyramid sections with the parallel edges of the wall fitting into the groove provided by that section, binding'straps around said parallel edges, constraining the said edges against the pyramid sections, with the outer face of the wallbeing substantially flush with the peripheral collars.

2. The container of claim 1 in which the Wall has parallel ends, which meet one another after the wall extends around the end members, one end of the wall lying flush with the other.

3. The container of claim 1 in which'the wall has parallel ends, which meetone another after the wall extends around the end members, one end of the wall lying flush with the other, and means between said ends to releasably close the crack therebetween. V

4. The container of claim 1 in which the wall is made up of a plurality of curved corner sections and flat sections, the adjoining edges of said sections lying adjacent and flush with the edges of adjoining sections.

5. The container of claim 1 in which the wall is made up of a plurality of curved corner sections and fiat sections, the adjoining edges of said sections lying adjacent and flush with the edges of adjoining sections and means between said sections to releasably close the cracks therebetween.

6. The container of claim 1 including a binding strap around the container passing cross-wise over both end members to hold them securely within the wall edges.

'7. The container of claim 1 in which the wall is flexible and is bent inwardly, into the grooves in the end members by said binding straps.

8. A container having two plane end members forming opposite parallel sides thereof, each member having an outer section with a peripherally projecting collar section and an inner frustum of a pyramid section with the pyramid bases being directed inwardly, a parallel edged wall extending around the pyramid sections with the parallel edges of the Wall fitting into the grooves provided by those sections, the wall being made up of an intermediate layer of wood veneer thin enough to flex readily around the pyramid sections and a paper sheet adhesively secured substantially throughout its entire area upon each face of said veneer, binding straps around said parallel edges, constraining the said edges against the pyramid sections, with the outer face of the wall being substantially flush with the peripheral collars.

9. A container having two plane end members forming opposite parallel sides thereof, each member having an outer section with a peripherally projecting collar section and an inner frustum of a pyramid section, with the pyramid bases being directed inwardly, a parallel edged wall extending around the pyramid sections with the parallel edges of the wall fitting into the grooves provided by those sections, the wall being made up of a plurality of layers of stock adheslvely secured together substantially throughout their entire area, all thin enough to flex readily around the pyramid sections, and one layer being fibrous, with the fibers extending transverse to the par-- allel edges of the wall, binding straps around said parallel edges, constraining the said edges against the pyramid sections, with the outer face of the wall being substantially flush with the peripheral collars.

10. A container having two plane end members forming opposite parallel sides thereof, each member having an outer section with a peripherally projecting collar section and an inner frustum of a pyramid section with the pyramid bases being directed inwardly, a parallel edged wall extending around the pyramid sections with the parallel edges of the wall fitting into the grooves provided by those sections, the wall being made up of a plurality of layers of fibrous stock, adhesively secured together substantially throughout their entire area, all thin enough to flex around the pyramid sections, with the fibers of one layer extending parallel to the parallel edges of the wall, and with the fibers of another layer extending transverse to said edges, binding straps around said parallel edges, constraining the said edges against the pyramid sections, with the outer face of the wall being substantially flush with the peripheral collars.

PHILIP MYERS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 870,122 Perkins Nov. 5, 1907 1,288,598 Inwood Dec. 24, 1918 1,959,998 Bronson May 222, 1934 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 531,553 France Jan. 17, 1922 

